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Neuroscience D-index 36 Citations 9,695 104 World Ranking 5628 National Ranking 2429

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Awards & Achievements

2011 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Neuroscience
  • Gene
  • Neuron

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Neuroscience, Optogenetics, Prefrontal cortex, Parvalbumin and Inhibitory postsynaptic potential. His Neuroscience research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Schizophrenia and Autism. His research on Optogenetics often connects related areas such as Plateau potentials.

His Prefrontal cortex research includes themes of NMDA receptor, Dopamine receptor D2, Quinpirole, Stimulation and Sulpiride. His Parvalbumin study combines topics in areas such as Neocortex, Cerebral cortex, MAFB and Excitatory postsynaptic potential. Vikaas S. Sohal combines subjects such as Receptor, GABAA receptor, Intracellular and Epilepsy with his study of Inhibitory postsynaptic potential.

His most cited work include:

  • Parvalbumin neurons and gamma rhythms enhance cortical circuit performance (1805 citations)
  • Neocortical excitation/inhibition balance in information processing and social dysfunction (1507 citations)
  • Neocortical excitation/inhibition balance in information processing and social dysfunction (1507 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Neuroscience, Prefrontal cortex, Optogenetics, Inhibitory postsynaptic potential and Chemistry. Many of his studies on Neuroscience apply to Autism as well. His Autism research focuses on subjects like Neuron, which are linked to Calcium imaging.

His research in Prefrontal cortex focuses on subjects like Hippocampus, which are connected to Hippocampal formation. His work on Channelrhodopsin as part of his general Optogenetics study is frequently connected to Spike, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science. His Inhibitory postsynaptic potential research focuses on Schizophrenia and how it connects with Cognitive flexibility.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Neuroscience (84.82%)
  • Prefrontal cortex (29.46%)
  • Optogenetics (22.32%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Neuroscience (84.82%)
  • Prefrontal cortex (29.46%)
  • Hippocampal formation (7.14%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Neuroscience, Prefrontal cortex, Hippocampal formation, Autism and Gene are his primary areas of study. His Neuroscience study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Artificial neural network and GCaMP. His Prefrontal cortex research is within the category of Cognition.

His Hippocampal formation research includes elements of Biological neural network, Hippocampus and Anxiety. His Autism research includes themes of Interneuron and Transplantation. As part of one scientific family, Vikaas S. Sohal deals mainly with the area of Optogenetics, narrowing it down to issues related to the Brain state, and often Parvalbumin.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Excitation-inhibition balance as a framework for investigating mechanisms in neuropsychiatric disorders (156 citations)
  • Microcircuit Mechanisms through which Mediodorsal Thalamic Input to Anterior Cingulate Cortex Exacerbates Pain-Related Aversion (28 citations)
  • VIP Interneurons Contribute to Avoidance Behavior by Regulating Information Flow across Hippocampal-Prefrontal Networks (21 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Neuroscience
  • Neuron

Vikaas S. Sohal spends much of his time researching Neuroscience, Extramural, Optogenetics, Hippocampal formation and Prefrontal cortex. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Elevated plus maze and Traumatic brain injury. His Extramural investigation overlaps with other disciplines such as Parvalbumin, Brain state, Stimulation, Salience and Biological neural network.

The concepts of his Optogenetics study are interwoven with issues in Neuropathic pain, Electrophysiology, Chronic pain, Behavioral adaptation and Amygdala. The Hippocampal formation study combines topics in areas such as Balance, Excitation inhibition, Neuronal circuits, Autism and Hippocampus. Prefrontal cortex is a subfield of Cognition that Vikaas S. Sohal investigates.

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Best Publications

Parvalbumin neurons and gamma rhythms enhance cortical circuit performance

Vikaas S. Sohal;Feng Zhang;Ofer Yizhar;Karl Deisseroth.
Nature (2009)

2503 Citations

Neocortical excitation/inhibition balance in information processing and social dysfunction

Ofer Yizhar;Ofer Yizhar;Lief E. Fenno;Matthias Prigge;Franziska Schneider.
Nature (2011)

2153 Citations

Ultrafast optogenetic control

Lisa A Gunaydin;Ofer Yizhar;André Berndt;Vikaas S Sohal.
Nature Neuroscience (2010)

825 Citations

Excitation-inhibition balance as a framework for investigating mechanisms in neuropsychiatric disorders

Vikaas S. Sohal;John L. R. Rubenstein.
Molecular Psychiatry (2019)

332 Citations

Gamma rhythms link prefrontal interneuron dysfunction with cognitive inflexibility in Dlx5/6+/− mice

Kathleen K.A. Cho;Renee Hoch;Anthony T. Lee;Tosha Patel.
Neuron (2015)

273 Citations

Synaptic activity unmasks dopamine D2 receptor modulation of a specific class of layer V pyramidal neurons in prefrontal cortex

Steven Gee;Ian Ellwood;Tosha Patel;Francisco Luongo.
The Journal of Neuroscience (2012)

196 Citations

Pyramidal Neurons in Prefrontal Cortex Receive Subtype-Specific Forms of Excitation and Inhibition

Anthony T. Lee;Steven M. Gee;Daniel Vogt;Tosha Patel.
Neuron (2014)

184 Citations

Dlx5 and Dlx6 Regulate the Development of Parvalbumin-Expressing Cortical Interneurons

Yanling Wang;Catherine A. Dye;Vikaas Sohal;Jason E. Long.
The Journal of Neuroscience (2010)

171 Citations

A class of GABAergic neurons in the prefrontal cortex sends long-range projections to the nucleus accumbens and elicits acute avoidance behavior

Anthony T. Lee;Daniel Vogt;John L. Rubenstein;Vikaas S. Sohal.
The Journal of Neuroscience (2014)

169 Citations

Neural Oscillations and Synchrony in Brain Dysfunction and Neuropsychiatric Disorders It's About Time

Daniel H. Mathalon;Daniel H. Mathalon;Vikaas S. Sohal.
JAMA Psychiatry (2015)

130 Citations

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